A group of lawmakers of the Primorskyy Region legislative assembly has demanded that Russian President Vladimir Putin stop the war in Ukraine and withdraw his troops from the country.

This was reported by the Russian newspaper Komersant.

"We understand that if our country does not stop the military operation, there will be even more orphans in our country," read Leonid Vasyukevich, a member of the CPRF faction, in an appeal by four Communist deputies.

The statement reportedly caused indignation in the regional parliament. In particular, Governor Oleg Kozhemyako called for the Communists Leonid Vasyukevich and Gennady Shulga to be "taken out of the hall."

"These actions denigrate the Russian army and our defenders who stand in the fight against Nazism. Traitor," said the governor.

As a result, both Communists were disenfranchised at today's legislative session. The leader of the local CPRF faction, Anatoly Dolgachev, noted that the statement was an uncoordinated "absolute demarche."

Earlier, the Meduza newspaper wrote that Putin had turned everyone in the government against himself with his war against Ukraine, and the Kremlin is already considering options for a successor.

Former British intelligence chief Richard Dearlove said that Putin could be overthrown as early as 2023.